The Wilmington Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wilmington comes in on five and Bishop McNamara on nine.
Wilmington can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Herscher with a sharp 10-4 victory. Ten seems to be a good number for Wilmington as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ryan Kettman and Reid Juster made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Kettman pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Juster tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). At the plate, Kettman scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5, while Juster scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Juster has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Wilmington let Dierks Geiss and Lucas Rink loose on the outfield. Geiss scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Rink went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Shawn James, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Bishop McNamara put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Marian Central Catholic 8-1.
Wilmington's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.3 runs. As for Bishop McNamara, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Everything went Wilmington's way against Bishop McNamara when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Wilmington made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilmington since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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